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i mean he did this speech at this speech not in the united states? i mean he did this speech at oxford and did it right after the election. do you see that as important? >> you know, i think time and place is always important. the british have a bit of a different position than e we do. they are a little bit ahead of us, you might say, on some of the issues of detainees, of how we conduct ourselves globally. i think we don't really know here, rachel, until we hear from the administration. people will be pressing the administration saying can you give us specifics? is this the start of a new way of thinking of policies that might be unfolding in the next couple months? or is this a trial balloon and you're seeing how it looks and how people react to it and it may fall under the category of we're trying, but not much is going to happen. the fact is if there's another terrorist attack in the the united states, many of these issues go right back to where we were back to the restart button. and be clear, under the article 2 powers of the presidency, this
i mean he did this speech at this speech not in the united states? i mean he did this speech at oxford and did it right after the election. do you see that as important? >> you know, i think time and place is always important. the british have a bit of a different position than e we do. they are a little bit ahead of us, you might say, on some of the issues of detainees, of how we conduct ourselves globally. i think we don't really know here, rachel, until we hear from the administration....
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but today the far right got loose in the united states senate. it seems to have freaked out even some of the republican party. and that story is next. >>> we will rise. >> today's protest took place this morning. the american public transit association is holding their annual convention. >> i don't care if you're in a wheelchair. you don't run into me. >> they were seeking a man day-to-day for all cities with a public transit system to install wheelchair access. the association opposes this plan. >> they insisted on taking the train or the bus even when the law said they had no such right. except for their bravery that led them to take that stand, they were just regular people. jack warren, who was hauled by police off a city bus on may 19th, 1986. he was hauled off that bus and arrested for the crime of insisting that he should be allowed to ride with everybody else. even though he had a disability and even though he had mobility issues. he was part of a group called "adapt." they were founded in denver in 1983. they are active in cities across
but today the far right got loose in the united states senate. it seems to have freaked out even some of the republican party. and that story is next. >>> we will rise. >> today's protest took place this morning. the american public transit association is holding their annual convention. >> i don't care if you're in a wheelchair. you don't run into me. >> they were seeking a man day-to-day for all cities with a public transit system to install wheelchair access. the...
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but today the far right got loose in the united states senate. it seems to have freaked out even some of the republican party. and that story is next. a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. you'll also care about our new offer. you get access to nurses who can help with your questions. and your loved one can get exelon patch free for 30 days. if the doctor feels it's right for them. it cannot change how the disease progresses. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. pa
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but today the far right got loose in the united states senate. it seems to have freaked out even some of the republican party. and that story is next. s the frp that makes tv even better. if your tv were a space captain, zeebox would be an alien, first officer. just like an officer helps a captain explore the universe, zeebox helps you discover what shows are most popular, where the biggest buzz is, or what the stars are watching now. download zeebox free, and let your tv go where it's never gone before. yep. the longer you stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you guys must have your own loyalty program, right? well, we have something. show her, tom. huh? you should see november! oh, yeah? giving you more. now that's progressive. call or click today. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of t
but today the far right got loose in the united states senate. it seems to have freaked out even some of the republican party. and that story is next. s the frp that makes tv even better. if your tv were a space captain, zeebox would be an alien, first officer. just like an officer helps a captain explore the universe, zeebox helps you discover what shows are most popular, where the biggest buzz is, or what the stars are watching now. download zeebox free, and let your tv go where it's never...
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things that constitute previously unimaginable behavior for the united states of america. we're on a war footing. and is that war footing forever? that's the question, right? when does it end? it's not a philosophical question, it's an empirical question. because this is not a war that we ever planned on winning. we planned on just fighting it for a while and then eventually stopping, maybe. i'm not just saying that because that's my take on it. and i'm a liberal, although i am. i'm saying that because it's been the understanding all along from the people who declared this war in the first place this was never something we were going to know it was over because we had a winner. it was never planned that way. >> you said to me a second ago one of the things you'll lay out in your vision for the next four years is how to go about winning the war on terror. 8 that phrase strikes me a little bit. do you really think we can win this war on terror? for example, in the next four years? >> i never said we could win it in four years. >> i'm saying, can we win it? i don't see that.
things that constitute previously unimaginable behavior for the united states of america. we're on a war footing. and is that war footing forever? that's the question, right? when does it end? it's not a philosophical question, it's an empirical question. because this is not a war that we ever planned on winning. we planned on just fighting it for a while and then eventually stopping, maybe. i'm not just saying that because that's my take on it. and i'm a liberal, although i am. i'm saying that...
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. >> this is a redline for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people, but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to take action. >> apparently we are planning to take action. when a conflict has been going on somewhere in the world for a long time, it's sometimes hard to tell when a development in that far-away conflict in that war crosses the line into being a big deal, into being a newsworthy thing for the world. what is maybe happening in syria is one of those things that crosses the line. you can tell by the president and the american secretary of state talked about it today and threatened that the u.s. is going to act in response. i do not know exactly what that means and neither do you, but we're probably not talking about a sternly-worded letter. we're talking about the nerve agents. we're talking about mustard gas. do you remember the doomsday cult back in the m
. >> this is a redline for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people, but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to take action. >> apparently we are planning to take action. when a conflict has been going on somewhere in the world for a long time, it's sometimes hard to tell when a development in that far-away conflict in...
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but asking seniors, whose median income in the united states of america is $22,000 a year, to suggest that they should pay more, or that they should wait two more years. i have people crawling into my office, almost, literally, every week, saying, if i only can make it until i'm 65 years old, these are proposals that not only are wildly unpopular, but they make no sense. >> they're bad policy. >> in terms of efficient health care. >> and they don't save a lot of money, i should also note. if cost driving is what you're -- very quickly, yes or ç no, do you see raising the eligibility age as a red line? as the thing that if it's in the deal, you think democrats should walk away from? >> we should walk away from raising the age of medicare, absolutely. my sense is that the white house is in exactly the same place. not supporting it, thank goodness. it's a very bad and very unpopular proposal. >> congresswoman jan schakowsky of illinois, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> all right. imagine the most valuable coin in the world. more valuable than the entire economic output of dozens of
but asking seniors, whose median income in the united states of america is $22,000 a year, to suggest that they should pay more, or that they should wait two more years. i have people crawling into my office, almost, literally, every week, saying, if i only can make it until i'm 65 years old, these are proposals that not only are wildly unpopular, but they make no sense. >> they're bad policy. >> in terms of efficient health care. >> and they don't save a lot of money, i...
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it is not controversial now that it is illegal to manufacture or sell a gun in the united states that is built to evade detection by standard means. we don't have plastic guns. we banned plastic guns. the ban has been renewed several times since. it is up for renewal again next year. when it comes up for renewal next year. rjs changing laws about guns in this country. it's always said to be impossible. but, over and over again, it proves to not be impossible. i mean, soldiers use fully automatic machine guns in battle all ovlt time, right? there are millions of these weapons in circulation. but they are comparatively rare in u.s. instances of civilian gun crime. it's not that they never turn up, but they're comparatively rare. semi-automatic weapons, not so much. but fully automatic weapons, yes. that's because of federal regulation. also, two years before president reagan signed the plastic gun ban, he signed a ban on civilian sales or use of armor-peerszing you will bullets. bullets that are designed to penetrate body armor. also in 1993, president clinton signed a bill named for th
it is not controversial now that it is illegal to manufacture or sell a gun in the united states that is built to evade detection by standard means. we don't have plastic guns. we banned plastic guns. the ban has been renewed several times since. it is up for renewal again next year. when it comes up for renewal next year. rjs changing laws about guns in this country. it's always said to be impossible. but, over and over again, it proves to not be impossible. i mean, soldiers use fully...
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they leave the united states. and now imagine these are just a few of the more than 70 high-level defections from president obama's government. that is obviously not happening here. it is what is happening in syria. that is what is happening to bashar al assad. dramatic high-level defections that show no signs of slowing down while a civil war rages on. more and more it seems people in the regime do not believe the government will win, and so they are abandoning it. assad's chief of military police, his defection enforcer, this week was almost poetic, before defecting his job was to stop other people from defecting. his department was literally tasked with shoring up the loyalty of the armed forces. and he didn't just easily and casually walk out of the country. according to opposition figures, who talked to the "new york times," he planned his escape for weeks and it "ended with a four-hour sprint by motorcycle to the turkish border, driving through woods and on muddy roads." the syrian spokesperson, the one who
they leave the united states. and now imagine these are just a few of the more than 70 high-level defections from president obama's government. that is obviously not happening here. it is what is happening in syria. that is what is happening to bashar al assad. dramatic high-level defections that show no signs of slowing down while a civil war rages on. more and more it seems people in the regime do not believe the government will win, and so they are abandoning it. assad's chief of military...
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we're coming on the air right now to break exclusive word that the united states ambassador to the united nations, ambassador susan rice, has transmitted word to the president of the united states that she is withdrawing her own name from any future consideration for nomination to become perhaps the next secretary of state following hillary rodham clinton. >> that was the news broken today by nbc at 3:40 in the afternoon. susan rice remains the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. and a high-profile one at that. she's known for being very close to president obama, a long-time friend and ally for the president. she's also known for being blunt. and for being aggressively intelligent. she is a rhodes scholar. she's stanford educated. she was on the national security council staff and served as assistant secretary of state in the clinton administration. she was unanimously confirmed in 2009 for the post she holds now as the u.n. ambassador. when hillary clinton made clearer than clear that she would not stay on for a second term as secretary of state, susan rice's name was floated basicall
we're coming on the air right now to break exclusive word that the united states ambassador to the united nations, ambassador susan rice, has transmitted word to the president of the united states that she is withdrawing her own name from any future consideration for nomination to become perhaps the next secretary of state following hillary rodham clinton. >> that was the news broken today by nbc at 3:40 in the afternoon. susan rice remains the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. and a...
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united states senator elect. a little more than a week ago daniel inouye passed away outside of washington at the age of 88. his passing immediately kicked off a process to replace him in hawaii, and it is a process that's kind of unique to hawaii. hawaii's governor neil abercrombie was provided with a list of three potential replacements for senator inouye. the three they put together included the state's current lieutenant governor. the governor got to choose among those thee and tonight he announced his decision. >> i have informed the leadership of the united states senate with senator reid, the majority of the united states senate brian schatz will be the next senator from hawaii. >> brian schatz, governor abercrombie chose his own lieutenant governor to be the state's next senator. he's a former chairman of the presidential party. this appointment is not without controversy. senator daniel inouye's last request is that he be replaced by colleen hannabussa. tonight the senator's office releases this statemen
united states senator elect. a little more than a week ago daniel inouye passed away outside of washington at the age of 88. his passing immediately kicked off a process to replace him in hawaii, and it is a process that's kind of unique to hawaii. hawaii's governor neil abercrombie was provided with a list of three potential replacements for senator inouye. the three they put together included the state's current lieutenant governor. the governor got to choose among those thee and tonight he...
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these incidents happen a lot in the united states. and we know that. but in ezra's piece today, we see if you put these shootings in an international context, it is even more striking. if you look internationally at the worst mass shooting incidents of the last 50 years, the worst mass shootings in a civilian context that have happened anywhere in the world over the course of the last half century, 15 of the 24 worst mass shootings internationally have happened in our country. worldwide over 50 years, a majority of the world's mass shootings happen in one country, and that is us. they happen here. i might have suspected that, but i did not know that. also interesting to note that there is not a direct correlation between the number of firearms in a country and the number of mass shootings they have. yes, it's true we happen to have a lot of guns and a lot of mass shooting. but there are places that have a lot of guns like israel and switzerland there where there is not a correlation between their incident of guns and mass shootings. ezra highlights an
these incidents happen a lot in the united states. and we know that. but in ezra's piece today, we see if you put these shootings in an international context, it is even more striking. if you look internationally at the worst mass shooting incidents of the last 50 years, the worst mass shootings in a civilian context that have happened anywhere in the world over the course of the last half century, 15 of the 24 worst mass shootings internationally have happened in our country. worldwide over 50...
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there is about 300,000 guns in the united states on the streets. until we get rid of the volume of guns, we will continue to have the senseless tragedies. we will have communities like mine devastated because of the results of senseless gun violence and families like mine devastated by senseless gun deaths. it is elimination of guns. and unfortunately, the nra is a cheerleader for the manufacturing of guns. and no matter what the problem is, their solution will always be more guns, which means more deaths, which means, you know, 20 deaths a day across this country in urban america. there are 20 needless, shameless deaths occurring because of gun violence. and our streets are running red, and the nra makes a profit. and the gun industry makes a profit. and it's one of the nation's greatest shames. >> pittsburgh city councilman ricky burgess. it's nice to see you again, sir. thanks very much for being with us tonight. >> thank you very much. >>> my friend richard engel, the truly intrepid chief foreign news conference is going to be joining us tonigh
there is about 300,000 guns in the united states on the streets. until we get rid of the volume of guns, we will continue to have the senseless tragedies. we will have communities like mine devastated because of the results of senseless gun violence and families like mine devastated by senseless gun deaths. it is elimination of guns. and unfortunately, the nra is a cheerleader for the manufacturing of guns. and no matter what the problem is, their solution will always be more guns, which means...
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united states at a live nationally televised on all the networks news conference, when the president talks about a personnel matter at that specific agency and names the agency explicitly, the president says it himself, on tv that day, find me any other federal agency where on that day you call that agency for comment on that day before the close of business at 5:00 p.m., and they tell you, actually, there is nobody here to -- there is nobody here to help you there is nobody around to answer any of your questions. we might want to try transfers you to one of our west coast offices because the time difference, it's earlier there maybe there is somebody still -- i understand it's the holiday season, sort of. but the atf, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is so underresourced and understaffed, it is so atrophied from being politically undermined for so many years that today when the president of the united states said it might be nice to put somebody in charge of that agency officially for the first time in six years, there was nobody home at that agency to comment
united states at a live nationally televised on all the networks news conference, when the president talks about a personnel matter at that specific agency and names the agency explicitly, the president says it himself, on tv that day, find me any other federal agency where on that day you call that agency for comment on that day before the close of business at 5:00 p.m., and they tell you, actually, there is nobody here to -- there is nobody here to help you there is nobody around to answer...
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and i think actually the greatest reaction was outside the united states. this was the first time that the rest of the world really actually paid attention to the finer points of politics inside the beltway, which actually are profoundly boring for the rest of the world in general. but this was was really the moment in which, you know, if places like beijing and berlin, people started to say, you know what, maybe american political dysfunction is so extreme as to imperil the macrostability of the country. >> does this now actually lead to pressure? i mean, one complaint that the white house certainly had in 2011 was they talk to these business guys and business guys all said, yeah, this would be a disaster, but they didn't do anything about it. in part because they didn't really believe in it. so the business roundtable coming out for the white house's proposal here seems like a very big deal to me. i mean, are you seeing the beginnings of an actual campaign to pressure republicans to take this threat off to the table, not get to the point where we begin se
and i think actually the greatest reaction was outside the united states. this was the first time that the rest of the world really actually paid attention to the finer points of politics inside the beltway, which actually are profoundly boring for the rest of the world in general. but this was was really the moment in which, you know, if places like beijing and berlin, people started to say, you know what, maybe american political dysfunction is so extreme as to imperil the macrostability of...
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and into the middle of all of this today stepped the president of the united states of america. president obama arrived today in michigan at daimler plant outside of detroit to give a speech on the well-being of the american middle class, and the american economy. and ultimately, what republicans are doing right now with no notice in michigan. >> what we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages and working conditions. [ cheering ] we shouldn't be doing that. you know, these so-called right-to-work laws, they don't have to do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. >> michigan republican governor rick snyder was invited to attend the president's speech today in his state. the governor declined. he did not show up. but the governor and the president did speak on the tarmac at the airport when the president's plane landed in michigan, and the length of their conversation at least makes it appear that it was more than just a hey, how are you. on top of all that today, the entire congressional delegation, at least the democra
and into the middle of all of this today stepped the president of the united states of america. president obama arrived today in michigan at daimler plant outside of detroit to give a speech on the well-being of the american middle class, and the american economy. and ultimately, what republicans are doing right now with no notice in michigan. >> what we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages and working conditions. [ cheering ] we shouldn't be...
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states. this was a famous case. you learned about it in high school. loving versus virginia. the amazingly named lovings were richard and mildred. in 1958 they left virginia and traveled to washington, d.c. so they could get married. when they returned to virginia where interracial marriage was against the law, they were sentenced to a year in prison for getting married. when the judge in virginia sentenced them to prison, he said "god created the races and placed them on separate continents. the fact he separated the races, he did not intend for the races to mix." the lovings appealed that decision and eventually won at the supreme court, there by changing the country. but why did it take until 1967 for the supreme court to weigh in on interracial marriage? by 1954, the court had already ruled in cases involving race and segregation and discrimination. the most famous in brown v. board of education, which the court held unanimously separate was unconstitutional. so why wait until 1967 to hea
states. this was a famous case. you learned about it in high school. loving versus virginia. the amazingly named lovings were richard and mildred. in 1958 they left virginia and traveled to washington, d.c. so they could get married. when they returned to virginia where interracial marriage was against the law, they were sentenced to a year in prison for getting married. when the judge in virginia sentenced them to prison, he said "god created the races and placed them on separate...
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that is usually an honor reserved for former presidents of the united states. it has also been over the years accorded to a very few distinguished members of congress. and if he is not considered distinguished it is hard to imagine who would be. the passing of the senator opens up a seat in the state. the seat must be to a member of the party of the senator who has died. so the democratic party in hawaii in the next few weeks will submit to the governor a list of three potential nominees to serve out the next two years of senator inouye's term. the government will present a choice presented by the party. and democrats in hawaii don't have a deep bench to choose from in congress. both of the house members are relatively inexperience. the iraq war veteran gabbard just won her seat in november and has not been sworn in yet. it is not clear who will be on the list submitted by the state party.
that is usually an honor reserved for former presidents of the united states. it has also been over the years accorded to a very few distinguished members of congress. and if he is not considered distinguished it is hard to imagine who would be. the passing of the senator opens up a seat in the state. the seat must be to a member of the party of the senator who has died. so the democratic party in hawaii in the next few weeks will submit to the governor a list of three potential nominees to...